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Easter Island Statues Could Fall Due to Climate Change, U.N. Says

Higher waves caused by a warming planet are chipping away at platforms that have supported some of the famous statues on Easter Island for more than 500 years, according to a United Nations report on cultural heritage sites and climate change.

"Some Easter Island statues are at risk of being lost to the sea because of coastal erosion," said Adam Markham, deputy director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists and lead author of the report, which examined the potential damage climate change can have on 31 of the world's more than 1,000 heritage properties.

"Climate change is affecting World Heritage sites across the globe," Markham said.

Stephen Cruise

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